Carpet-stretcher.



N0. 1 69,736- PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904. J. P. GALLAGHER.

CARPET STRETGHER;

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14,1904.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented September 13, 1904.

JOHN P. GALLAGHER, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

CARPET-STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,736, datedSeptember 13, 1904.

Application filed January 14, 1904. Serial No. 188,980. (No model.)

To [0M 10/1/0772 it 772/661] concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. GALLAGHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Stretchers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to carpet-stretchers; and it consists in certainimprovements in the construction thereof, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Amarks a carpet.

The carpet-stretcher comprises the fulcrumbar B, which has the attachingmeans 7), as shown, in the form of a pointed pin, which may be driveninto the floor. The rear end of the fulcrum-bar B is provided with afulcrum-shoulder 7/. As shown, this fulcrumshoulder is in the form of apin; but any shape that will form a support for the toggle-lever C willsuifice. The toggle-lever C has the two parts 0 and c. It also has thecarpet-engaging means 0, which, as shown, is a series of spurs whichfasten the carpet. The opposite end has the notch 0 which engages thelug 7).

In operation the fulcrum-bar B is secured to the floor by means of thepin 71. The toggle-lever C is drawn up, the part a abutting the shoulder7/ and part C engaging with the carpet. As the toggle-lever is forceddown the carpet is forced to its place. WVhen the toggle-lever reachesits lower position, it is near enough to a straight line to remainlocked in this position through its own Weight.

I prefer to provide the side bar D, which extends from the fulcrum-leverB and forms a means of attachment with the floor by which the swaying ofthe fulcrum-bar is prevented. By this means the fulcrum-bar may be swungon the pin 7), so that with but one attachment of the pin 7) quite alength of carpet may be stretched. The side bar I) has the plated, inwhich is a perforation (I, through which extends the pin 5 from thefulcrum-lever B. The attaching means comprises the pin (Z It will benoted in this construction the fulcrum-bar B and the toggle-lever extendin the same general direction from the fulcrum shoulder I), so that thefulcrum-bar may be secured along the edge of the carpet which is beingoperated upon. It will also be observed that the shoulder Z), actingwith the notch 0 permits the toggle-lever to swing on an axissubstantially parallel to the axis in the joint of the toggle-lever, sothat the toggle-lever may be operated without disturbing thefulcrum-bar.

IVhat I claim as new is 1. In a carpet-stretcher the combination withthe fulcrum-bar having a means of attachment to the floor and afulcrumshoulder thereon; of a toggle-lever having a carpet-engagingmeans thereon and arranged to engage the fulcrum-shoulder and swingthereon with an axis substantially parallel to the axis in the joint inthe toggle-lever, the toggle-lever and fulcrum-bar extending in the samegeneral direction from the fulcrum-shoulder.

2. In a carpet-stretcher the combination with the fulcrum-bar having ameans of attachment to the floor; of a fulcrum-shoulder thereon;atoggle-leverhaving acarpet-engaging means thereon, and arranged toengage the fulcrum-shoulder and swing thereon with an axis substantiallyparallel to the axis in the joint in the togglelever, the toggle-leverand fulcrum-bar extending in the same general direction from thefulcrum-shoulder, and means for holding the fulcrum-bar from sidemovement.

3. In a carpet-stretcher the combination with the fulcrum-bar having ameans of attachment to the floor and a fulcrum-shoulder thereon; of atoggle-lever having a carpet-engaging means thereon and arranged toengage the fulcrum-shoulder and swing thereon with an axis substantiallyparallel to the axis in the joint in the toggle-lever, the toggle-leverand fulcrum-bar extending in the same general direction from thefulcrum-shoulder, and a side bar extending from the fulcrum-bar andhaving means thereon for attaching it to the carpet or floor.

4:. In a carpet-stretcher the combination of the fulcrum-bar B havingthe pin 6, shoulder In testimony whereof I have hereunto set Z) and pin6 thereon; the toggle-lever Chavmy hand in the presence of twosubscribing ing the carpet-engaging means 0 thereon, and Witnesses.

the notch c for engaging the shoulder b; and JOHN P. GALLAGHER. 5 theside bar D having the perforation (Z for Witnesses:

engaging the pin 6 and the pointed pin (Z for H. C. LORD,

engaging the carpet or floor. M. (J. SULLIVAN.

